diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/OutsideOfDirectoryEntryTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/OutsideOfDirectoryEntryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b232e40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/OutsideOfDirectoryEntryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 Connor Tumbleson <connor.tumbleson@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package brut.androlib;
+
+import brut.common.BrutException;
+import brut.directory.ExtFile;
+import brut.util.OS;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * @author Connor Tumbleson <connor.tumbleson@gmail.com>
+ */
+public class OutsideOfDirectoryEntryTest {
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
+        TestUtils.cleanFrameworkFile();
+        sTmpDir = new ExtFile(OS.createTempDirectory());
+        TestUtils.copyResourceDir(DecodeKotlinTest.class, "brut/apktool/issue1589/", sTmpDir);
+
+        String apk = "issue1589.apk";
+
+        // decode issue1589.apk
+        ApkDecoder apkDecoder = new ApkDecoder(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk));
+        sTestNewDir = new ExtFile(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out");
+
+        apkDecoder.setOutDir(new File(sTmpDir + File.separator + apk + ".out"));
+        apkDecoder.decode();
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterClass() throws BrutException {
+        OS.rmdir(sTmpDir);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void skippedDecodingOfInvalidFileTest() throws BrutException {
+        assertTrue(sTestNewDir.isDirectory());
+
+        File testAssetFolder = new File(sTestNewDir, "assets");
+        assertFalse(testAssetFolder.isDirectory());
+    }
+
+
+    private static ExtFile sTmpDir;
+    private static ExtFile sTestNewDir;
+
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(OutsideOfDirectoryEntryTest.class.getName());
+}
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diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/issue1589/issue1589.apk b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/issue1589/issue1589.apk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e234e0dd
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diff --git a/brut.j.dir/src/main/java/brut/directory/ZipRODirectory.java b/brut.j.dir/src/main/java/brut/directory/ZipRODirectory.java
index cb9e2e86..be356342 100644
--- a/brut.j.dir/src/main/java/brut/directory/ZipRODirectory.java
+++ b/brut.j.dir/src/main/java/brut/directory/ZipRODirectory.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class ZipRODirectory extends AbstractDirectory {
             ZipEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
             String name = entry.getName();
             
-            if (name.equals(getPath()) || ! name.startsWith(getPath())) {
+            if (name.equals(getPath()) || ! name.startsWith(getPath()) || name.contains(".." + separator)) {
                 continue;
             }